Carvers start second project at Cripple Creek Ice Festival as temperatures cool
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. (KRDO) - Ice carver teams have transformed Bennett Avenue into an outdoor art gallery as they move into the second part of their competition.
We introduced you to a few of the carvers last week, right as they started their work. It was tough sledding in the beginning, with only a few hours each morning where temperatures stayed below freezing, even at nearly 10,000 feet.
As the carvers hit the second stage, the weather is finally expected to take a turn for the cold. The lower temperatures will allow the carvers to work longer into the afternoon and evening.
"You have to enjoy the cold weather. A lot of us are ski-related type of people, so we're used to the cold weather. We thrive on it," Snice Carvings owner Keith Martin said. "You also just have to have a passion for what you want to create and what you're doing, and it's a unique thing that we get to do, and we put up with the elements."
Anyone can walk up and see the carvers at work from now through Sunday, February 22. The speed carving competition between carvers is scheduled at 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday. Planned vendors and activities are scheduled from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. You can find a full schedule here.
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